Sistema Cantareira
| Sistema Cantareira | |
|---|---|
Paiva Castro Dam, in Mairiporã | |
| Coordinates | 23°19′48″S 46°40′44″W / 23.33000°S 46.67889°W |
| Catchment area | 2,307 km2 (891 sq mi) |
| Managing agency | Sabesp |
| First flooded | 29 June 1973 (Paiva Castro and Atibainha dams) |
| Water volume | 990 million cubic metres (800,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Settlements | Bragança Paulista, Piracaia, Vargem, Joanópolis, Nazaré Paulista, Franco da Rocha, Mairiporã, Caieiras and São Paulo |
Sistema Cantareira (Cantareira system) is a water supply system in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is composed of five interconnected reservoirs that provide water to 9 million people in the São Paulo metropolitan area. The system is managed by Sabesp, São Paulo's state water management company.